In this case, we represented a passenger who had slipped on a pen that had been left on the floor of the ship’s dining room. As a result, our client suffered severe injuries to her ankle. We were able to obtain a jury verdict at trial which resulted in compensation of approximately $250,000.

In one of the more bizarre cases that we have handled, a crewmember who complained of stomach pain was taken to the ship’s infirmary where the ship’s doctor attempted to perform an appendectomy, without anesthesia, resulting in severe and permanent abdominal injuries to the client. As a result of a lengthy and intense litigation on behalf of the client, the vessel owners were forced to admit liability and we were able to obtain compensation in the amount of $2 million.

In this case, our client was a crewmember aboard a vessel who was caused to trip and fall on a stairway which had fallen into disrepair as a result of lack of proper maintenance by the ship’s personnel. As a result of the accident, the client suffered severe and permanent back injuries. As a result of pursuing litigation against the vessel owners, the court determined that the vessel was liable for an unseaworthy condition, and we were able to obtain compensation for the client in excess of $1 million dollars.

In this tragic case, a teenage boy was caused to become a paraplegic as a result of being crushed by an all-terrain vehicle in an off-road accident. We pursued a claim for product liability against the ATV’s manufacturer and were able to obtain a compensation package with a value in the millions of dollars.

Our infant client in this case became a paraplegic as a result of a negligent procedure at a hospital where the child had been admitted, as a result of a failure to thrive diagnosis. As a result of a combination lawsuit against both the hospital and several of the physicians and nursing personnel, we were able to obtain a multimillion-dollar compensation package on behalf of the client and his family.